Vaibhav Garg

Vaibhav Garg is a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus. Previously, he worked as a teaching and coding instructor at Outco Company in California. His research focuses on applying computational methods to societal challenges such as detecting inciting speech on social media and auditing rogue mobile apps for misuse. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University (2024), an M.S. from Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (2019), and a B.S. from The LNM Institute of Information Technology (2017).

Research Interests:

• Applied Natural Language Processing
• Social Media Analytics
• Cybersecurity
• AI for Social Good
• Responsible Computing
• Educational Technology

His recent work includes publications on inciting speech detection, trauma narratives analysis, and mobile app misuse audits. These studies emphasize ethical AI applications in addressing societal issues like online harassment and privacy violations.

Awards & Honors:

• Carla Savage Award (2023) for outstanding Ph.D. research at NC State

Grants & Funding:

• National Security Agency (NSA) research grants during Ph.D.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) research grants during Ph.D.

His current work explores interdisciplinary solutions at the intersection of NLP and social responsibility, with a focus on developing technologies that promote ethical online environments.